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Chapter 144. The fall of Fengtai County will open a new chapter

Facing the sudden concern, Liu Qiang was very moved.

"Now my strength has penetrated the spleen and stomach, and I will soon be able to practice the lungs."

Liu Qiang swallowed his breath, and a "moo", a thunderous sound, came from his abdomen.

"Yes, it seems that the trifles of the military camp did not delay your cultivation speed."

Ren Pingsheng praised.

"There is no war happening now, apart from reading and studying, and training in the school field, I basically spend a lot of free time practicing martial arts.

Practicing martial arts is like sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will fall back. Only by practicing diligently and not stopping can you make progress all the time. "

Liu Qiang practices diligently every day, and he is still very satisfied with his cultivation progress.

Ren Pingsheng nodded, agreed and said: "Well, I am also, in addition to overall management, the rest of the time is also spared to practice martial arts, today I finally broke through the viscera stage and developed a dark energy."

When Liu Qiang heard this, a look of surprise appeared on his face: "The speed of the Dong family's entry into the country is really different from ordinary people."

Everyone started to practice from the same starting point, but the master's practice has far surpassed theirs.

"It's all about practicing hard on a daily basis."

Ren Pingsheng waved his hand and said: "Let's see how the regiment trainees are training. During this period of time, there are a lot of movements at Yinshan, and a big battle will start soon.

Our regiment training cannot be slack for a moment, and we must always be prepared to deal with the war. "

Ren Pingsheng came to Liu Qiang, apart from showing off his progress in cultivation, he also wanted to know more about the current military construction in Qingcheng.

After all, this is the capital of his life.

"The soldiers follow the instructions of the master, train every day, and are always prepared to deal with the war that may come at any time. The master please."

Liu Qiang took Ren Pingsheng up to the high platform of the school field.

Looking from the high platform, many slogans were printed in the entire barracks.

"Sweat more in peacetime, and bleed less in wartime."

"Defend Qingcheng with my youthful self!"

"One person is a soldier, and the whole family is honored!"

"Being a soldier is not afraid of death, being afraid of death is not a soldier!"

"Train hard, don't be afraid of sacrifice!"

Many slogans were said casually by Ren Pingsheng, and Liu Qiang memorized them and sent someone to print them on the wall of the regiment training camp.

Ren Pingsheng watched from the high platform, hundreds of soldiers were practicing on the school field.

The trained soldiers are divided into several modules.

Those who were running obstacles, those who were crawling forward with guns in hand, and those who were training to fight with bayonets, the thin vests of the soldiers were already soaked in sweat.

"what!"

"kill!"

The high-pitched yells and sonorous chants made the entire training ground full of iron and blood.

"Boss, now we are training regiments, which are divided into regular soldiers supported by finances, farmers and soldiers trained in slack, and civilian men recruited during wartime.

Among them, there are 500 regular soldiers who have come to fight, 2000 militiamen who operate every three days, and 2000 auxiliary soldiers. In addition, people are sent to each village for propaganda and registration on weekdays. Once a war breaks out, they can be distributed at any time There are more than [-] civilian husbands recruited by corvee. "

After Liu Qiang stood next to Ren Pingsheng and finished his introduction, he took the opportunity to talk about the difficulties he was facing:
"However, our territory is still too small, and we face many problems.

One is that the population base is insufficient to support the number of soldiers.Now Fengtai County has become a place where the two armies are facing each other, and the victims of the disaster in Beiwan can't get through.The people in Beiwan can endure hardships and fight fiercely. They are a good source of soldiers, but now that there are fewer people, there are also fewer good sources of soldiers for expansion regiment training.

The second is insufficient food supply.Once the war starts, the number of civilians who can be mobilized is not enough, it is difficult to guarantee the food road in the rear, and it is difficult to fully guarantee the food supply. "

Ren Pingsheng looked at the school grounds. Some soldiers were practicing shooting. The soldiers alternately practiced shooting in twos and threes.

The effective range of the shotgun is still a bit shorter, and it is not as good as the strong bow and crossbow.

But the rifle project has really seen no progress!

The current team of hundreds of people in Zaozao Bureau can't conquer the bolt-action rifle with complete drawings and simple structure!It can only be said that the fault and gap between basic learning and basic materials is too great.

"You don't have to worry about people. The most indispensable thing in troubled times is population. Before that, I have ordered Minke to do it, and re-measured the land that was abandoned during the beginning of the year, plus the large piece of land of Xie's family. The refugees who went south were registered and recorded, and those who were healthy were left to wait for the distribution of land.

After the analysis of the catalog, there are not a few refugees coming from Fengtai County and Mangshan Mountain in northern Anhui. As long as we donate porridge for disaster relief, there will be a steady stream of people coming. You will choose soldiers when the time comes, and your physical fitness is not enough Those who serve as regular soldiers can also be trained to serve as militiamen. "

Ren Pingsheng said.

In fact, although the number of refugees traveling south from northern Anhui has decreased, refugees on the official road are still not uncommon.

After all, Qingcheng is an important town on the north-south thoroughfare.Now Yuntai County is showing signs of falling into chaos, and many people have to go south through Qingcheng to escape the war in the relatively stable south.

However, people are far away from their hometowns, and bandits and bandits are constantly on the road, so it is easy to stop eating and drinking and die unexpectedly.

As long as there are stutterers, safety guarantees, and land allocation, no one wants to continue wandering, living a life where there is no tomorrow.

In troubled times, population is not a scarce resource for Qingcheng.

The real shortage is food.

There is only so much land in Qingcheng Town, and the output from the land is also numerous, and because Yinshan has a huge army, it is also constantly sucking blood from the surrounding area, searching for food to use as military rations, which has caused complaints from the common people.

Although Ren Pingsheng relied on his abundant martial arts virtues, he insisted on not handing over the food.

However, once the Qingcheng regiment recruits large-scale troops, especially a large number of regular soldiers who are not engaged in production and full-time campaigns, it will be difficult to maintain food, even if they want to buy food from the surrounding area!
The soldiers and horses have not moved, and the food and grass go first. This is the real headache.

In this chaotic time, food is the morale of the army. As long as there is food, it is not easy to fight violently!

"Tuan Lian, someone came to report, saying that they are from Qixing Trading Company, Lexian Caravan Team."

When Ren Pingsheng was discussing with Liu Qiang about conscription, a soldier on duty at the gate suddenly ran in and reported to Ren Pingsheng.

Ren Pingsheng frowned, feeling that something big had happened: "Bring it here."

Soon, a young man in black with a dusty face and a tired face ran in, holding a letter in his hand: "My lord, this is a letter from Liu Wu, the leader of the caravan. Fengtai County fell three days ago!"

"Fengtai has fallen?"

In just a few moments, the heartstrings of those who were in labor were stirred at once.

The impact of a few words is extremely huge to them!

The fall of Fengtai means that the more than [-] troops hoarded by Yinshan will officially contact the Liu Ziqi rebels. Yinshan and its surrounding areas will officially fall into the quagmire of war, and the entire Yuntai County will soon enter the countdown to chaos!
Not only Yuntai County, but also the general environment of Wuzhou Province has begun to enter a new period of war.

Under such a big environment, it is inevitable for Qingcheng Town to face the shock.

Ren Pingsheng tore open the wax-sealed letter, the content of the letter was very brief.

"Fengtai County fell, Liu Zi's army occupied Fengtai, and the rebel army pointed directly at Yinshan. According to the information we inquired from the various yamen of Lexian county government, the rebel army claimed to have an army of 50, but it was actually around 30 , including civilian husbands, as well as refugees and disorderly people along the way."

Ren Pingsheng read out the text message softly, and it was quiet on the spotting platform. Everyone frowned, thinking about how to welcome the fall of Fengtai and the coming of an era of chaos.

However, the fall of Fengtai County has long been within everyone's expectations, and it has been rehearsed countless times. This itself is a high probability event. Even in the early stage, the imperial army had already abandoned Fengtai County, which was not in danger. , and concentrated the army in Yinshan County, fortified the walls and cleared the fields to fight to the death with the rebels.

"Fengtai fell into the hands of the rebels, and the main tone has been made clear."

Ren Pingsheng looked around at the few people on the high platform, and said: "Now, it depends on whether Yinshan can hold it, or how long it can hold it.

However, whether it can be defended or not, it is an indisputable fact that the entire Yuntai County will be in chaos.

In the future, officers and soldiers will harass local areas, government exploitation will increase, and bandits and thieves will take advantage of the chaos... These will become the norm.

Shiqiang, at this time, we have to get ready and start a plan for rapid expansion of conscription! "

Seeing Ren Pingsheng looking at him, Liu Qiang nodded fiercely and said, "Master, you have a long-term vision and told us long ago, and we have already made this preparation.

In fact, in the big camp outside the city, the training of the 2000 militiamen on Feihu's side is very hard. At least one-third of the militiamen can be recruited at any time and enter the ranks of regular soldiers. Can go to the battlefield.

In this way, the soldiers can be expanded to a regiment at any time.

We will continue to replenish our troops and gather a large number of refugees into the recruit training camp. As long as we train for two months and follow orders and prohibitions, we will be able to quickly form a certain combat effectiveness. "

Liu Qiang's words gave Ren Pingsheng more confidence.

"Right now, Yuntai County has entered a wartime state, and we don't have much time left. Your task now is to speed up the conscription and improve the combat effectiveness of the regiment training team as soon as possible!

As for food and logistics, I will figure out a way. "

Ren Pingsheng's responsibility also gave Liu Qiang a sense of responsibility.

(End of this chapter)